ADAMSVILLE - Here are five takeaways from Bolivar's win on the road over Adamsville 42-21 on Friday night of Week 1.

• Bolivar junior Correy Brown:Bolivar's two NCAA Division I commits Trey Lowe and Briason Mays have garnered much of the team's pre-season attention, but senior running back Brown had a big night in the season opener, accounting for four Bolivar touchdowns and a two-point conversion run, while rushing unofficially for over 133 yards.

Along with a 23-yard touchdown catch late in the first quarter, his three rushing touchdowns – all in the second half – and kickoff return yards were the catalyst as the Tigers pulled away the Cardinals.

“We played hard and just wanted to take over the game,” said Brown about his performance. “I wanted to prove that I could be the main running back this year after Dreke Lewis graduated last year.”

• Turnovers: Four turnovers proved to be the undoing of the Cardinals. They had three total interceptions with two coming when Adamsville appeared to be close to scoring. They also had two fumbles.

“We just had a few untimely turnovers on their side of the field,” said Adamsville coach Brandon Gray. “They (Bolivar) are really well-coached and very good. They are physical, fast and disciplined and you can't have those turnovers against a team like them.”

• Closer than the score indicated: Bolivar had a seven-point lead at halftime, but the Cardinals answered to tie the game early in the second half.

But Brown's first of three straight scoring runs less than three minutes later put the Tigers up to stay 28-21.

• Mission Accomplished: “You never know how your team will perform to open the season,” said Bolivar head coach Woodrow Lowe, “but we did a good job tonight. Our goal is to attack all areas of the field with everybody, and we did that pretty well tonight. Correy is a dynamic back who can really run. But we have several good backs, and we know that Trey [Lowe] can run and throw, so we were able to really spread it around offensively.”

• Tigers traveled well: With 22 seniors and high expectations for the Tigers to make their third straight trip to the playoffs, there was a large number of Bolivar fans clothed in green.